Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Mrs May’s vision of Brexit Britain was “deeply ugly”, while Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron claimed voters would be “revulsed” by the Tories.

But Cabinet ministers lined up to heap praise on Mrs May after her keynote speech.

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APPEAL: David Davis said May's speech was a 'real appeal' to the working class

Brexit Secretary David Davis said: “It was a corker of a speech from the heart, will dominate politics for the next decade, a real appeal to the working people of Britain.”

But Mr Corbyn said: “Conservative Party leaders have sunk to a new low this week as they fan the fl ames of xenophobia and hatred in our communities and try to blame foreigners for their own failures.”